Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-10-14
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Mitchell Republican: The citizens of
Mitchell have ust reason to feel proud
OF the reputation which they made as
hosts during fair week, and il universal
good will on tie part of visltors were to
decide the matter, the location Of the
exposition for next year would be al
ready assured.
Woonsocket News: The territory pays
MIR. Boynton So 600 per year for his
services and he is allowed his travelling
expenses besides. There is no excuse
tor his deadheading bis way about the
country and it is in direct violation OF
law. Will Mr.. Boynton please explain
his action? Ii he proposes TO travel on
the railroads without paying fare and
charge 1t up to the territory, the act
looks to us like q fraud and his best
1T is to resign at once. The News
proposes to find out If he is charging
the territory with his travelling expenses
We shall see what Auditor Ward has to
say OF the subject.
Aberdeen News: Judge Palmer has
set himself Alright with the great mass
of newspapers publishers in Dakota by
declaring that in his recent aliusion to
penny o liners from the backwoods" he
had in mind no particular paper or class
of papers published in Dakota. He sim
ply desired to distinguish the good from
the bad.
Dakota Huronite: Central Dakota, is
in the most urgent need of additional
grain handling facilities, and this want
is especially felt along the line of the
Northwestern railway. For SOME reason
elevators have been built much more
generally along the line of the MilWau-
kee ROAD, than of the Northwestern.
Whether the practice OF allowing fat
warehouses to be built, has offered more
competition by allowing persons of small
means to engage in grain buying, we can
not say. but 1t is now plainly evident
that shipping facilities are entirely mad
euuate to the demands of the country.
The rapid Development OF the agrlcul-
tural interests and the general good
crops, have literally swamped the
| grain buyers and in many instance,
suspended the markets, on account of
| the inability to either store or ship the
| grain. There ia but one wey out OF
this difficulty, and that is largely in
creased storage facilities. With several
elevators Of good capacity at each
| station, this unfortunate state of affairs
would be- greatly ameliorated. While
an increase of cars and motive power
would help greatly, no railway system
can be expected to maintain sufficient
rolling stock the year around to meet
he exigsDoies of sixty to ninety days
traffic. The elevators alone can serve as
equsIiz RS in such emergencies. They
are the reservoirs which can prevent the
food, and still preserve its contents
The destruction or obstruction OF
Dakota grain markets, even temper
srlly, sork great damage to all her in-
tel ests. The delay weakens the price oil
grain when 1t does not stop Ito sale On.
tirely. The producer is Murdered IL
realizing on his produce and his creditors
are delayed in receiving their payments
and consequently In meeting their "
obligations. The grain buyers them
selves are extremely embarrassed. tht
railways are cursed, aud the whole Duel
ness of the country is more o: Less
demorailZed. The erection OF elevators
OF liberal capacity, will to a great extern,
solve this difficulty, The management
OF the Northwestern railway, can exer,
great influence in this direction, and We
trust that the present experience viii
cause them to do SO before another ssa-
con passee. -
Watertown Courier News: We wist
we had not less, bat more politicians il
Dakota; and the fact is that We have, /
only the right methods we're resorted u
bring them out. In every city, town ant
school district there are bright younl
men, who are ambitious, and who vii
ultimately occupy public positions i,
Dakota; in short will be politicians
because the people will make them Gac.
They will be town and county officers
members of the Legislature, Judges o.
the bench, members OF congress, senator
&c. II is, after all, true that this elias
of young men move the masses. The
are full OF fire themselves and they Sc
others on Gre. Let them be called int
action in the canvass in behalf of tn
:, division of Dakota. Let them taste tn
first sweets of political ambition. /
will take but little money. Let meet
! ings be called in town halls, cburche
J and school houses through
out tho territory. Let then be Gale
by the people of the locality, and no
by any great central authority. Let fh
local talent be turned loose. Let !
take the form of public address, or pub
/. lie debate, or tact and skill in organic
ing and especially let every neighbol
. hrod be listed and canvassed, and tt
results reported to the county seats, an
o the effects will be surprising. VIII
will start the ball? Who better prepal
q ed than the local committees already 81
: pointed? The Courier News will glad
. give notice OF these meetings and Of ii
9 men prominent in them, The result
d not only important to the people then
selves but to those who are looked upc
as leaders in the movement, ar
y who will certainly, though perbal
n unjustly, be held responslble. "
ID have several times called attentit
Al to this matter aud shall do 80 again, OF
still more pointsdly, if things remain
they are. As public journalists we i
le tend to cultivate this part OF the polite
4 vineyard in the interests Of true repu
licanism; and on q question so vital
this, we cannot remain silent. One
the dangers in colonial or prooops
governments ruled from afar, is that
D. people lose interest in their W affsi
r. Let that never be said of Dakota.
y. High Church,
n Eastern Traveler(to Dakota citizen,
m Have vnu any chnYchee IN vour town